Diverse slate named in Winchester City Council race
Eleven candidates compete for five seats in May with five GOP challengers and six Democrats. Incumbents George Garber Parnill Jones and William Keyton seek reelection alongside new contenders from business and civic backgrounds. Voters will choose three winners per ward, with women Mary Whittle and Phyllis Rinker among the hopefuls.
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Winchester
GOP
George Garber
South Ward
Parnill Jones
William Keyton
North
Mary Whittle
Phyllis Rinker
Democrats
S. Pannill Jones
Delmer Robinson Jr
David Jenkins
Donald E. Smallwood
Richard Kern
Charles A. Pine Jr
Robert Creamer Jr
Foreign Aid Crisis Calls for Agency Overhaul
The piece argues the Marshall Plan era success contrasts with today's aid disaster. It blames distrust, bloated bureaucracy, and misallocated funds at AID, noting 1.87 billion spent domestically in 1977 and staffing cuts. It urges a cabinet-level consolidation and an in-house review to trim excess layers and improve effectiveness.
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Vietnam
The
Agency For International Development
Mr. Gilligan
New York Times
Foreign Service
Washington
Congress
Carter
Hamilton Jordan Stabilizes Yet Struggles as Chief Aide
The piece portrays Hamilton Jordan as a de facto chief of staff whose administrative failings and shyness over telephone calls hinder coherent policy. It notes his rise from patronage to coordinating policy and security, while political attacks from Washington insiders and gossip risk undermining Carter. It argues Jordan's grip may prevent needed reforms and deepen early-year weaknesses.
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Field Enterprises Inc
Washington
Hamilton Jordan
White House
Carter
Johnny Carson
Jordan
Jimmy Carter
Oval Office
Georgia
Lance
Panama
Coal
Mideast
Salt
Jody Powell
Powell
Frank Moore
Nicholas II
Hamilton
Panama Canal
Rights Conference Ends in Disagreement
Belgrade hosts the Belgrade Helsinki conference where the United States and the Soviet Union fail to compromise on human rights. West and East blocs stay divided though a Madrid meeting is planned to continue the debate. Tito warns detente could suffer from rising U.S. Soviet tensions as Carter plans Washington talks.
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N. Y. Times
Belgrade
United States
Soviet Union
Belgrade-Helsinki
Tito
Brezhnev
Moscow
Washington
Madrid
Arthur Goldberg
Edmund Burke
Helsinki
Europe
Vorontsov
New Delhi
Goldberg
U.S
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
U. S
America
Sava
Adriatic
Carter
Middle East
Horn of Africa
Sadat
Stepping Down draws fire from Winchester letter writers
A reader letter to the Star condemns an editorial dated February 22 expressing a harsh view of longtime city councilmen Bayliss and Dutton while singling out Thomas Glass. The letter warns future editorials risk alienating readers with narrow language and bias toward local figures.
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Winchester
Messrs. Bayliss
Dutton
Thomas Glass
Star
The Jarvis Initiative sparks California tax revolt
In Support of the Cal Tax Revolt notes Howard Jarvis mobilized 1.2 million Californians to back a 1 percent property tax, threatening to slash bills and strain state services. Legislators propose tax relief while considering new levies, with Brown silent yet backing a different ballot item. The piece argues tax policy favors earnings over wealth and predicts shifts if property taxes collapse.
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N. S. Times News
San Diego
Hollywood
SEC
Jerry V. Jimmy
Jerry Brown
Jarvis
Howard Jarvis
Brown
California
Mexico
Los Angeles
U. S
Policy Editor's Note on Letters to the Editor
The policy invites signed letters with address and phone number not exceeding 350 words. It prefers typed or double spaced submissions. Letters may be edited and will not be used if authentication fails.
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C. Robert Creamer Jr
O'Sullivan Corp
Wouldbe Council
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John Gilligan
Washington Post
Washington Area
Roy E. Potts III
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
Edward P. Offley
Winchester Evening Star Inc
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